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Saint Dominic Savio Church

August 16th, 2020, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Parents of Children who will be entering the 1st year of First Communion or the 1st year of Confirmation: • All classes will be on-line using an app like

Zoom or Google Classroom. Details of class times and length will be available when parents register their children for classes.

• Children must have access to a computer or an iPad with Internet connection.

• Children must be able to attend one of Savio’s outdoor Masses each Sunday or Saturday evening. What they hear at Mass will be important and will be part of their class discussions. Confirmation students must be able to attend Mass in person. First Communion children will also have the option of attending some Masses on-line through the parish website (saintdominicsavio.org).

• On-line classes will be in the middle of September. More details will be available at the time of registration.

• Cost of registration is the same as last year: $150. Part of this fee ($100) includes tickets for the Savio’s Fall and Spring raffles.

• Baptismal Certificate: At the time of registration, parents must submit a copy of their child’s baptismal certificate. Children who have never been baptized must submit a copy of their birth certificate.

• No family or child is required to participate in Savio’s RES program. Families that do not have computer access or cannot meet any of the other requirements can also wait till next year to participate.

Parents of Children who will be entering the 2nd

year of First Communion or the 2nd year of Confirmation: • All classes will be on-line using an app like

Zoom or Google Classroom. Details of class times and length will be available when parents register their children for classes.

• Children must have access to a computer or an iPad with Internet connection.

• Children must be able to attend one of Savio’s outdoor Masses each Sunday or Saturday evening. What they hear at Mass will be important and will be part of their class discussions. Confirmation students must be able to attend Mass in person. First Communion children will also have the option of attending some Masses on-line through the parish website (saintdominicsavio.org).

• On-line classes will be in the middle of September. More details will be available at the time of registration.

• Cost of registration is the same as last year: $150. Part of this fee ($100) includes tickets for the Savio’s Fall and Spring raffles.

• No family or child who is ready to begin their 2nd year of RES is required to participate in Savio’s RES program this year. Families that cannot meet any of the other requirements or are simply uncomfortable because of the pandemic can also wait till next year to participate in the 2nd year of their First Communion or Confirmation preparation.

Third Year Confirmation Students will have a special Fall Program ending with their confirmation in November. More details will be available soon.

Confessions for all in English or Spanish: • Saturday, August 22, 10 am to Noon • Saturday, August 29, 10 am to Noon Confesiones para todos en ingles o español:

• Sábado, 22 de agosto, 10 am a 12 pm • Sábado, 29 de agosto, 10 am a 12 pm

Religious Education School (RES) at St. Dominic Savio for the year 2020-2021 Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic all our classes for First Communion and Confirmation will be on-line beginning in September 2020.

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Did you know? Back to school preparations during a pandemic In August, families are usually preparing to start a new school year, with all the excitement and anxiety that brings. But this year, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, no one knows what lies ahead for school children. Talk to your children about how they’re feeling and what they’re worried about. Many people, including young children, are struggling with anxiety and depression during this pandemic, so be sure to check in frequently, and provide a safe space where children can talk about their concerns. For more information, visit https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

Preparativos para el regreso a clases durante una pandemia En agosto, las familias generalmente se están preparando para comenzar un nuevo año escolar, con toda la emoción y ansiedad que esto trae. Pero este año, en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus, nadie sabe qué les espera a los estudiantes. Platique con sus hijos acerca de cómo se sienten y qué les preocupa. Muchas personas, incluidos los niños pequeños, luchan contra la ansiedad y la depresión durante esta pandemia, así que asegúrese de platicar con ellos con frecuencia y proporcione un espacio seguro donde los niños puedan hablar sobre sus preocupaciones. Para obtener más información, visite https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

Mass Intentions Sunday, August 16, 2020 6:30 am Salesian Cooperators 8:00 am Salesianos Cooperadores; Juan Garcia (Birthday) 10:00 pm Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and Daughers of

Mary Help of Christians (FMA) 11:30 am Parishioners of Saint Dominic Savio 1:00 pm Claudia Verenice Cervantes 5:30 pm Aaron Ignacio Ibarra (7th Birthday) 7:00 pm Salesian Volunteers and Salesian Missions

Monday, August 17, 2020 10:00 am 12:00 pm Ana R. Garcia Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:00 am Humberto Chairez 12:00 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:00 am 12:00 pm Consuelo Farias Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:00 am 12:00 pm Friday, August 21, 2020 10:00 am Consuelo Ledezma 12:00 pm Consuelo Ledezma Saturday, August 22, 2020 5:30 pm 7:00 pm Sunday, August 23, 2020 6:30 am 8:00 am 10:00 pm Zenaida B. Aspiras Marañon 11:30 am Julia Amador 1:00 pm Feligreses de Santo Domingo Savio 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Bulletin Submissions Please send, via e-mail, bulletin submissions to bulletin@saintdominicsavio.org or deliver to the Parish Office. Please submit information by the Tuesday before the publication date unless indicated. Submissions are printed as space allows.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 16, 2020 Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. Isaiah 56:1

We have a new Father Provincial On July 30th, 2020, Rev. Fr. Mel Trinidad was installed as Provincial of the Province of St. Andrew aka USA West Province. Fr. Mel made his first religious profession in Newton, NJ, on September 1, 1976, and perpetual profession on June 19, 1982, in Moraga, CA. On 25 May 1985, he was ordained a priest in Norwalk, CA. He served in various Salesian houses in the United States and Canada, holding the position of Director in Rosemead (2007-2012), Richmond (2012-18) and Bellflower (2018-2020). Provincial Councilor between 2000 and 2010, and then from 2018, he was also Delegate for Provincial Youth Ministry between 2000 and 2007 and in 2018-2019. ANS

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Sunday Readings July 12, 2020 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Is 55:10–11 Thus says the L : Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it. Responsorial Psalm Ps 65:10, 11, 12–13, 14 R. (Lk 8:8) The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s watercourses are filled; you have prepared the grain. R. The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful har-vest. Thus have you prepared the land: drenching its furrows, breaking up its clods, Softening it with showers, blessing its yield. R. The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful har-vest. You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; The untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills. R. The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful har-vest. The fields are garmented with flocks and the valleys blanketed with grain. They shout and sing for joy. R. The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful har-vest. Reading 2 Rom 8:18–23 Brothers and sisters: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be re-vealed for us. For creation awaits with eager expectation the rev-elation of the children of God; for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subject-ed it, in hope that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. Gospel

Mt 13:1–23 or Mt 13:1–9 In the shorter form of the reading, the passages in brackets are omitted. On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” [ The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand. Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and be converted, and I heal them. “But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and right-eous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. “Hear then the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart. The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away. The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anx-iety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” ] Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. No portion of this text may be reproduced by any means without permission in writing from the copyright owner. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Lecturas de Domingo 12 de julio de 2020 Decimoquinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Primera lectura Is 55, 10–11 Esto dice el Señor: “Como bajan del cielo la lluvia y la nieve y no vuelven allá, sino después de empapar la tierra, de fecundarla y hacerla germinar, a fin de que dé semilla para sembrar y pan para comer, así será la palabra que sale de mi boca: no volverá a mí sin resultado, sino que hará mi voluntad y cumplirá su misión”. Salmo Responsorial Sal 64, 10abcd. 10e–11. 12–13. 14 R. (Lc 8, 8) Señor, danos siempre de tu agua. Señor, tú cuidas de la tierra, la riegas y la colmas de riqueza. Las nubes del Señor van por los campos, rebosantes de agua, como acequias. R. Señor, danos siempre de tu agua. Tú preparas las tierras para el trigo: riegas los surcos, aplanas los terrones, reblandeces el suelo con la lluvia, bendices los renuevos. R. Señor, danos siempre de tu agua. Tú coronas el año con tus bienes, tus senderos derraman abundancia, están verdes los pastos del desierto, las colinas con flores adornadas. R. Señor, danos siempre de tu agua. Los prados se visten de rebaños, de trigales los valles se engalanan. Todo aclama al Señor. Todo le canta. R. Señor, danos siempre de tu agua. Rom 8, 18-23 Hermanos: Considero que los sufrimientos de esta vida no se pueden comparar con la gloria que un día se manifes-tará en nosotros; porque toda la creación espera, con seguri-dad e impaciencia, la revelación de esa gloria de los hijos de Dios. La creación está ahora sometida al desorden, no por su querer, sino por voluntad de aquel que la sometió. Pero dán-dole al mismo tiempo esta esperanza: que también ella mis-ma, va a ser liberada de la esclavitud de la corrupción, para compartir la gloriosa libertad de los hijos de Dios. Sabemos, en efecto, que la creación entera gime hasta el presente y sufre dolores de parto; y no sólo ella, sino tam-bién nosotros, los que poseemos las primicias del Espíritu, gemimos interiormente, anhelando que se realice plenamen-te nuestra condición de hijos de Dios, la redención de nues-tro cuerpo. Evangelio

Mt 13, 1–23 o bien: Mt 13, 1–9 En la forma más corta de la lectura, se omiten los pasajes entre corchetes. Un día salió Jesús de la casa donde se hospedaba y se sentó a la orilla del mar. Se reunió en torno suyo tanta gente, que él se vio obligado a subir a una barca, donde se sentó, mientras la gente permanecía en la orilla. Entonces Jesús les habló de muchas cosas en parábolas y les dijo: “Una vez salió un sembrador a sembrar, y al ir arrojando la semilla, unos granos cayeron a lo largo del camino; vinie-ron los pájaros y se los comieron. Otros granos cayeron en terreno pedregoso, que tenía poca tierra; ahí germinaron pronto, porque la tierra no era gruesa; pero cuando subió el sol, los brotes se marchitaron, y como no tenían raíces, se secaron. Otros cayeron entre espinos, y cuando los espinos crecieron, sofocaron las plantitas. Otros granos cayeron en tierra buena y dieron fruto: unos, ciento por uno; otros, se-senta; y otros, treinta. El que tenga oídos, que oiga.” [ Después se le acercaron sus discípulos y le pregunta-ron: “¿Por qué les hablas en parábolas?” Él les respondió: “A ustedes se les ha concedido conocer los misterios del Reino de los cielos; pero a ellos no. Al que tiene, se le dará más y nadará en la abundancia; pero al que tiene poco, aun eso poco se le quitará. Por eso les hablo en parábolas, por-que viendo no ven y oyendo no oyen ni entienden. En ellos se cumple aquella profecía de Isaías que di-ce: Oirán una y otra vez y no entenderán; mirarán y volve-rán a mirar, pero no verán; porque este pueblo ha endureci-do su corazón, ha cerrado sus ojos y tapado sus oídos, con el fin de no ver con los ojos, ni oír con los oídos, ni com-prender con el corazón. Porque no quieren convertirse ni que yo los salve. Pero, dichosos ustedes, porque sus ojos ven y sus oídos oyen. Yo les aseguro que muchos profetas y muchos justos desearon ver lo que ustedes ven y no lo vieron y oír lo que ustedes oyen y no lo oyeron. Escuchen, pues, ustedes lo que significa la parábola del sembrador. A todo hombre que oye la palabra del Reino y no la en-tiende, le llega el diablo y le arrebata lo sembrado en su co-razón. Esto es lo que significan los granos que cayeron a lo largo del camino. Lo sembrado sobre terreno pedregoso significa al que oye la palabra y la acepta inmediatamente con alegría; pero, como es inconstante, no la deja echar raíces, y apenas le vie-ne una tribulación o una persecución por causa de la palabra, sucumbe. Lo sembrado entre los espinos representa a aquel que oye la palabra, pero las preocupaciones de la vida y la se-ducción de las riquezas la sofocan y queda sin fruto. En cambio, lo sembrado en tierra buena, representa a quienes oyen la palabra, la entienden y dan fruto: unos, el ciento por uno; otros, el sesenta; y otros, el treinta”. ] Los textos de la Sagrada Escritura utilizados en esta obra han sido tomados de los Leccionarios I, II y III, propiedad de la Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana, copyright © 1987, quinta edición de septiembre de 2004. Utilizados con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. Debido a cuestiones de permisos de impresión, los Salmos Responsoriales que se incluyen aquí son los del Leccionario que se utiliza en México. Su parroquia podría usar un texto diferente.

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